Hypnosis Quit Smoking

How many of us are aware that hypnosis is an effective technique to
quit smoking or to treat patients with anxiety or inflammatory bowel syndrome. Hypnosis
is just more than a stage show. It is a powerful technique used by number of professional
hypnotherapists to help people overcome fears, conquer difficult problems, and
to relax and reduce stress.

Hypnosis as a healing technique

Defined as concentrated relaxation, hypnosis enables
a person to focus on a particular problem or desired result. In other words, it
is an art of taking people to an altered state of mind where they become more
susceptible to suggestion.

Hypnosis actually deals with your subconscious
mind that stores your key beliefs, expectations, attitudes, and emotions and in
turn, behavior is stored. The subconscious mind is also the storeroom for all
your memories and past life experiences.

There are million ways to quit smoking including
nicotine patches, chewing gum, oral medications, lozenges, inhalers and 'stop
smoking' drugs. All of them deal with your conscious mind. However, the
subconscious mind still has that affinity towards cigarette.

Hypnosis is found to be an effective tool for
smoke cessation. Studies indicated that hypnosis is three times more effective
than NRT as a quit counselor. It is also found that hypnosis, as a technique
to quit smoking has been successful in more than 66% of cases of people who
have undergone 4-6 sessions. The study also reveals that hypnosis quit smoking
helps one to handle stress control techniques and changing attitudes and beliefs
or associations towards smoking.

Two things are very vital if you wish to undergo
hypnosis quit smoking technique. First being the time. In general, a hypnosis
quit smoking technique requires a minimum of four sessions. Second and foremost
being the necessity to find a certified hypnotherapy practitioner.

Ensure that the hypnotherapist you choose is a
licensed psychologist. The result of your hypnotherapy lies in the quality of
the hypnotherapist.

Basics of Hypnosis Quit Smoking Sessions

It is quite hard to stop smoking since it is a
habit imbibed in the subconscious mind. Depriving the body of the nicotine
provided by smoking leads one to severe discomfort both physically and
emotionally. Hence, it becomes hard to quit smoking.

A hypnosis quit smoking session varies anywhere
between 4-8 sessions depending on the needs of the individual and each session
lasts for 25 to 30 minutes. In general, hypnosis quit smoking program covers
all or few of the following primary and supplementary sessions.

Primary Sessions

Motivation and Confidence: This session concentrates on reasons to quit smoking,
building a strong desire to quit smoking and benefits of quitting.

If you choose to take hypnosis quit smoking
session, ensure it has the following basics.

The session should include effective
psychological and behavior modification therapies that help you change your
belief in smoking.

A sitting that helps you boost your confidence,
unlock the strengths in your unconscious mind, motivation to achieve your
goals.

The program should include sittings that teach
you to handle nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Self-Hypnosis and Alternatives

If you are not able to afford time for 4-6 sitting,
then you can try self-hypnosis technique through CDs and visuals that are
becoming very popular. These programs are more affordable and can be done at your
leisure time. Each sitting of hypnosis quit smoking costs an average of $200. However,
self-hypnosis quit smoking takes more time since you need to master the concept
before practicing.